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Game Thread – Celtics @ Timberwolves – Thurs. 7:30PM, Jan. 2, 2025

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Re: Game Thread – Celtics @ Timberwolves – Thurs. 7:30PM, Jan. 2, 2025 

Post#21 » by Parliament10 » Thu Jan 2, 2025 7:32 pm

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The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:This team is so widely inconsistent right now who knows if they win by 30 or lose by 10. It makes the team interesting I guess.

As for KP, I don't think I have seen another player getting injured or hurt almost every game on pretty much non contact. He literally get injured just by taking steps. It will be a miracle if he plays in the playoffs at this point.


Yeah, quite frustrating. He had been mostly healthy the last two seasons then it was all down hill in the playoffs and since.


5 months of no real game time action and then a couple of practices in Maine. Then straight into the fire in an NBA game. I thought the Maine plan sounded like he would ease into some games there and sell out some LL Bean Porzingis jerseys. The XMas day game against Philly would have been rockin for a return and even though it was only Maine at least he would have some real action on the court. Get his feet under him and all good. Except he turns an ankle the same way I stub my toe at 3am going for a pee. You never stub your toe at 7pm when you're all coordinated and ready to go. :D

Porzingis has got some long-term fragility issues, to say it kindly.
He's got to do something for his endurance, bone structure, I mean something.
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Re: Game Thread – Celtics @ Timberwolves – Thurs. 7:30PM, Jan. 2, 2025 

Post#22 » by Froob » Thu Jan 2, 2025 7:56 pm

Let's string a second good game together
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Post#23 » by playa-hater » Thu Jan 2, 2025 8:05 pm

Froob wrote:Let's string a second good game together


Is it me or but it feels like we haven't had a 2 or 3 game winning streak, since last year!
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Re: Game Thread – Celtics @ Timberwolves – Thurs. 7:30PM, Jan. 2, 2025 

Post#24 » by brackdan70 » Thu Jan 2, 2025 8:08 pm

Biggest game of the year so far.
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Re: Game Thread – Celtics @ Timberwolves – Thurs. 7:30PM, Jan. 2, 2025 

Post#25 » by The_Ghost_of_JB » Thu Jan 2, 2025 8:30 pm

Parliament10 wrote:
phincsfan wrote:
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Yeah, quite frustrating. He had been mostly healthy the last two seasons then it was all down hill in the playoffs and since.


5 months of no real game time action and then a couple of practices in Maine. Then straight into the fire in an NBA game. I thought the Maine plan sounded like he would ease into some games there and sell out some LL Bean Porzingis jerseys. The XMas day game against Philly would have been rockin for a return and even though it was only Maine at least he would have some real action on the court. Get his feet under him and all good. Except he turns an ankle the same way I stub my toe at 3am going for a pee. You never stub your toe at 7pm when you're all coordinated and ready to go. :D

Porzingis has got some long-term fragility issues, to say it kindly.
He's got to do something for his endurance, bone structure, I mean something.


It is crazy. I was at the game on Christmas so didn't see exactly what happened. I just watched a replay and, yes, he rolls his ankle a little, but to me it was not bad enough for him to miss 3 games. To be fair we don't really know if he cannot go or if Boston is being extra cautious with him.

Regardless every time he tweaks something or come up lame I immediately think to myself "what catastrophic. injury did KP just get?"
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Post#26 » by ConstableGeneva » Thu Jan 2, 2025 10:31 pm

Brown and Porzingis both downgraded to OUT.

Walsh and Queta, come on down!
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Post#27 » by playa-hater » Thu Jan 2, 2025 10:53 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Brown and Porzingis both downgraded to OUT.

Walsh and Queta, come on down!


I expect our m v p to step up big time
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Post#28 » by Parliament10 » Thu Jan 2, 2025 10:55 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Brown and Porzingis both downgraded to OUT.

Walsh and Queta, come on down!

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Post#29 » by ConstableGeneva » Thu Jan 2, 2025 10:56 pm

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ConstableGeneva wrote:Brown and Porzingis both downgraded to OUT.

Walsh and Queta, come on down!


I expect our m v p to step up big time

Scheierman unfortunately is out too.
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Post#30 » by playa-hater » Thu Jan 2, 2025 10:57 pm

Looks like I will be on delay for 45 minutes.
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Post#31 » by phincsfan » Thu Jan 2, 2025 10:58 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Brown and Porzingis both downgraded to OUT.

Walsh and Queta, come on down!


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ConstableGeneva wrote:Brown and Porzingis both downgraded to OUT.

Walsh and Queta, come on down!


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Re: Game Thread – Celtics @ Timberwolves – Thurs. 7:30PM, Jan. 2, 2025 

Post#33 » by phincsfan » Thu Jan 2, 2025 11:00 pm

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playa-hater wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Brown and Porzingis both downgraded to OUT.

Walsh and Queta, come on down!


I expect our m v p to step up big time

Scheierman unfortunately is out too.


Is he out for Maine tonight? Or just not with the big club?
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Post#34 » by ConstableGeneva » Thu Jan 2, 2025 11:04 pm

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I expect our m v p to step up big time

Scheierman unfortunately is out too.


Is he out for Maine tonight? Or just not with the big club?

Not on the road trip. G-League assignment.
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Re: Game Thread – Celtics @ Timberwolves – Thurs. 7:30PM, Jan. 2, 2025 

Post#35 » by ConstableGeneva » Thu Jan 2, 2025 11:10 pm

via Jay King:
After going through a workout at Celtics shootaround, Kristaps Porzingis said there is a possibility he plays against the Timberwolves tonight.

Either way, he said he’s “definitely getting close.”


He's since been downgraded to OUT. So it's possible they're saving him for the game in Houston tomorrow since Horford's already playing tonight. Split duties in B2B.
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Post#36 » by redslastlaugh » Thu Jan 2, 2025 11:34 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Brown and Porzingis both downgraded to OUT.

Walsh and Queta, come on down!

With no Jaylen Brown, if Jaden Springer doesn’t get a four minute stint on Anthony Edwards, I’d say Springers slim hope of saving his Celtics career becomes a ‘no hope’ of having a Celtics career.
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Re: Game Thread – Celtics @ Timberwolves – Thurs. 7:30PM, Jan. 2, 2025 

Post#37 » by Bad-Thoma » Thu Jan 2, 2025 11:51 pm

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Froob wrote:Let's string a second good game together


Is it me or but it feels like we haven't had a 2 or 3 game winning streak, since last year!


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Post#38 » by Bad-Thoma » Thu Jan 2, 2025 11:55 pm

I have consulted my people and the consensus is we would prefer a win. If we really do refocus on defense I think it will be a good road trip, it was starting to feel a little like our W/L was getting too tied to our 3pt% over this little midseason hiccup.
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Post#39 » by NYCelticsfan136 » Fri Jan 3, 2025 12:13 am

This road trip will show us a lot about this team. We shall see.
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Post#40 » by Fierce1 » Fri Jan 3, 2025 12:18 am

NYCelticsfan136 wrote:This road trip will show us a lot about this team. We shall see.

Celtics lost at Minny, Houston, OKC, and Denver last season.

If the Cs win 1 out of the 4 then they're already better compared to last season, right?

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